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Missing service members located

Thursday - 6/19/2014, 5:40pm EDT

The Department of Defense announced today 17 service members have been recovered
from a C-124 Globemaster aircraft that was lost on Nov. 22, 1952. On Nov. 22, 1952,
a C-124 Globemaster aircraft crashed while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base,
Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington. There were 11 crewmen and 41
passengers on board. Adverse weather conditions precluded immediate recovery
attempts. Attempts to locate the other crew and passengers continue.